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Sunday, July 1, 2018

Sri Azhagiya Singar Ananda vimanam 2018

At
Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam – there are grand Brahmothsavams for Sri
Parthasarathi in Chithirai and for Sri Azhagiya Singar in Aani, which is
presently on – and today 1st July 2018 is day 9 day of the
Uthsavam.On8thday morning it is ‘VEnnak thazhi kannan’ for Sri Parthasarathi, while it
is ‘Lakshmi Narasimhar’ for Azhagiya Singar.

Dravidian
architecturehas been in prominence for
over thousand years now.It consists
ofpyramid shaped temples which are
dependent on intricate carved stone in order to create a step design consisting
of many statues of deities, warriors, kings, and dancers. These type of temples are abundant in the
Southern states and flourished during the various kingdoms of Pallavas, Cholas,
Cheras, Pandyas, Chalukyas, Vijayanagara empire and Hoysalas.Some are also found in parts of Srilanka,
Maldives and Southeast Asia.In this
style of Temples -the principal part is the Vimanam, the
porches or Mantapams which precede the door to the garbagriha,Gate-pyramids, Pillared halls or choultries.
Besides these, a temple always contains tanks or wells for water—to be used
either for sacred purposes .

OnNinth day evening it is– Kannadi Pallakku – the palanquin embedded
with beautiful mirror work for Sri Parthasarathi, - for Sri Thelliya Singar,
there is no ‘kannadi pallakku’ but, the imposing– ‘Punniyakodi vimanam’.The most beautiful Azhagiya Singar true to
His name, has purappadu from the Western gopuram, comes through Peyalwar Kovil
street, ascends the Vimanam – this year,
it was memorable as there was rendition of Periya Thirumozhi with goshti
occupying every possible space between the vimanam and Nammazhwar sannathi for
close to an hour.

Then
there was kulakkarai purappadu. There
was no periya mada veethi, as the purappadu culminated at Sri Azhagiyasingar
vassal (western gopuram).Here are some
photos taken during the purappadu.

In
recent times, this vahanam gets referred to as ‘Sada darsha vimanam’ in all
official communiqué – in the panchangam and in the posters.My friend Sri Kuvalai Raghavan clarifies that
is not appropriate to term it ‘sathadarsha vimanam’ .. ..in Sanskrit,it is saha dadarsha, which means the
glorious Emperuman as seen under the vimana. In our sannidhi it is Anandha
vimaanam only. Sa dadarsha vimanashca madhye bhaskara rochishaha~meaning,
He was seen under the vimaana blazing brilliantly like sun.So the Vimanam is Ananda vimanam – and the
radiance is of His.